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“It was whilst browsing through the model press that I spotted a picture of a 1:43 car transporter together with its accompanying race car. On further investigation I discovered that the car was a Mercedes Benz W196C that Stirling Moss had driven at Monza in speed trials in 1955. Liking what I saw a cheque was posted and the model duly arrived to be proudly shown off at the next club meeting where after discussing the matter with the lads it was the general conclusion that more Stirling Moss models were available allowing me to put together quite a decent collection!

Well the rest of the story is history".

Stuart Leake

Stuart’s enthusiasm for Stirling Moss went beyond just collecting models. He started to research his professional racing career and collected anything that related to Stirling Moss to enhance the collection. His greatest joy was in sharing and as part of the South Hants Model Club would take selected models for exhibitions, usually for charity events. The one event that was a commercial venture was the very first “Historic Motorsport Show” held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

The Club was approached to put on a display by the show manager. Stirling Moss was to open the show and they wanted at least one cabinet devoted to him. Stuart made it two and they contained about half the collection at the time. Sir Stirling visited the stand on the day and instead of spending about 10 minutes stayed nearly an hour finally having to be prised away by his PA in order to continue his grand tour. For Stuart this was the highlight of his collecting life. Never, in his wildest dreams did he ever think that Stirling Moss would actually see the collection. Emotions ran high that weekend especially when the Show Manager reported that at the charity dinner that night Sir Stirling voted the model display as the highlight of the show and talked about little else!

This bespoke collection is predominantly made up of approximately 170 1:43rd scale hand built, scratch built and modified fine model cars by renowned model builders like Brian Bowden, Tony Smith (who also built the scratch builts), Chris Derbyshire, Midland Racing Models and a few modified by Stuart himself (but not many). The models are made from resin or white metal and the collection has taken nearly 20 years to build. With the collection is a complete set of files placing each car in a historical context, showing its racing history and specifications as researched by Stuart himself. There are a few die cast examples where at the time it was impossible to find the requisite kit.

The eclectic racing career of Sir Stirling Moss is succinctly summed up by the examples of cars he has driven as illustrated below. Examples include the 1952 Ulster Trophy Dundrod V16 BRM MK1, the 1951 Goodwood HWM Alta Formula 2, the 1955 Aintree British Grand Prix Mercedes Benz W196, the 1961 Goodwood Tourist Trophy Ferrari 250 GT SWB, the 1957 Landspeed Record car MG EX 181 which under Sir Stirling's firm hand beat Goldie Gardners 18 year old record, the 1955 Monza Grand Prix Mercedes Benz W196C, the 1958 Targa Florio Aston Martin DBR1/300, the 1957 Mille Miglia Maserati 450S, the 1958 Buenos Aires 1.9 Litre Cooper Climax and the 1961 1000klm Nurburgring Maserati 61 Birdcage. Also in the collection is a Coventry Climax racing engine that had been developed from a portable fire pump, a close engine detail of the 1952 BRM V16 MK1, a diorama with Sir Stirling and his Go Kart, a Standard Vanguard Van as given by the company to Sir Stirling's team and the ubiquitous special Mercedes Transporter.

Unfortunately, due to the recent passing on of Stuart, his widow, Susan has decided that she would like to see the collection go to someone who like her husband is a serious collector of Sir Stirling Moss. This collection is to be sold as a complete collection and is being offered for sale now.